Lot 96
  • 96

A PAINTED ENAMEL MINIATURE OF THE QUEEN OF SHEBA BEFORE SOLOMON

Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 USD
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Description

  • enamel
  • length 2 3/8 in.
  • 6 cm
oval, enameled on copper in rich palate showing the queen arriving with suite before Solomon who rises from a throne whose steps are lined with lions sejant, counter-enameled in speckled blue, later mounted into a gold locket.

Condition

Condition good.
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